Lambert

(lin-bir), (1) Michel, Vivonne, Poitou, 1610—Paris, 16096; conductor and composer. (2) Lucien, b. Paris, Jan., 1861; pupil of Paris Cons.; 1883, took Prix Ro ini w. cantata ‘“Promethée Enchainé’’; c. lyric dram. “‘Le Spahi’’ (Op.-com., 1897), “‘Brocéliande,” “ Marseillaise,’’ etc. Lambert (lim’-bért), (x) Jn. H., Miihlhausen, Alsatia, 1728—Berlin, 1777; writer. (2) Geo., b. Beverley, 1795; organist there, succeeded by his son (3) Geo. Jackson in 1818; retired, 1874. (4) Alex., Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 1, 1862—New York, Dec. 31, 1929 (killed by taxicab); pianist; son and pupil of (5) Henry L.; (4) studied at Vienna Cons.; graduated at 16; studied with Urban, Berlin; toured Germany and Ru ia; studied some months at Weimar with Liszt; 1884, America; 1888, dir. N. Y. Coll. of Mus.; long active as teacher in N. Y.; c. piano works. (6) Constant, b. London, 1905; composer; began piano study at early age; at 16 won gold medal award and entered R. Coll. of Music, studying with Vaughan Williams and R, O.' Morris; Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent (cond.); c. (ballets) “Romeo and Juliet’ (1st work commi ioned from an English man by Diaghileff); “ Pomona’; also “Music for Orch.’’; settings of 7 poems by Li Po; “The Rio Grande,” for contralto, chorus, orch. and piano (setting of poem by Sacheverell Sitwell), with pungent use of barbaric rhythm and jazz, which had immense succ., and was given in U. S.; piano music, incl. sonata and “‘Elegiac Blues,” etc.; wrote book, “Music Hol!’’ subtitled “A study of music in decline,” in consid. as showing falling off of originality and strength.